mr_magoose's review of Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Microsoft

If I could take back the countless hours I spent playing this game it is quite possible I'd be five years younger.

If you like RTS games then you should've heard of this. If you haven't, then you don't know what you're missing. This game brings together the best bits of C&C, Total Annihilation and Warcraft 2 to make one of the most compelling and addictive games I've played.

The graphics are not "try too hard" 3D so they've aged well and at the time looked superb. The interface is smooth, with the right amount of keyboard shortcuts. You can select units easily and the technology trees for each faction are varied enough to make you want to try them all.

To go back to the beginning of the review, my only critisism would be that it STOLE MY LIFE!!!